We are looking for our next Sr. Supply Planner within our Supply Chain Team. The Sr. Supply Planer will be responsible for bridging strategic planning and operational execution, ensuring customer demand is met while optimizing inventory levels, production capacity, service performance, and working capital.
This position is located in Keokuk, IA or Geneva, IL.
Compensation:
The current salary range for this role is estimated to be $100,000 - $130,000. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation. The specific compensation offered to a candidate will be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
What You'll Do:
- Create and update supply plans (production and distribution) at SKU/weekly horizon for North America region, considering manufacturing capacities, logistics and transport limitations, customer demand, inventory policy, alignment with regional SIOP, and raw material availabilities
- Identify and communicate potential bottlenecks and/or risks to supply and propose mitigation plans
- Identify and communicate potential business opportunities linked to underutilization which could impact the costs of supply
- Communicate plan results and alerts, with coordination with main stakeholders to agree on risk mitigation plans (liase with Manufacturing, PLM, Demand Planning, Supply Schedulers, Procurement, Finance, etc.)
- Establish and adhere to inventory policy by SKU/storage location and in line with regional SIOP, enabling the continuity of product availability to optimize free cash flow, align with business strategy, account for demand/supply volatilities, and account for lead times
- Monitor and analyze production KPI metrics, with focus on supply plan adherence, to identify root causes and implement improvements to supply assumptions, models, and processes
- Ensure data integrity within all tools and systems
- Act as leader for specific key initiatives to improve the team's results and efficiency, such as KPI improvement projects, process redesigns, data analysis, and optimization
- Provide analysis and recommendations in support of SKU rationalization processes
- Participate in any inventory cycle or full physical counts each year
- Ensure clear understanding, agreement, and communication of all plans
- Coordination of plan results and supply alerts with impacted groups to execute risk mitigation plan
What You'll Need:
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related business field
Experience:
- 3-5 years Planning/Scheduling Experience
- Understanding of product and process cost structures in making informed planning decisions
- Knowledge of corn wet milling industry preferred
- Strong oral and written communication
- Demonstrated aptitude with math and statistics
- Strong problem solving, innovative and analytical skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
- This is a full-time position. Days and flexible hours of work are required to meet facility demands.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
If you identify yourself in this position, please apply by uploading your resume and let's start the journey together!
